#9E8B8A Color

#9E8B8A is rgb(158, 139, 138) in RGB and hsl(3, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8B8A

HEX#9E8B8A

RGBrgb(158, 139, 138)

HSLhsl(3, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(3, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.023 21.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8B8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8B8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8B8A Complementary#8A9D9E Analogous#9E8A93 Analogous#9E958A Triadic#8A9E8B Triadic#8B8A9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8B8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9C9B #B7AAA9 #C5BABA #D3CBCA #E1DBDB #ECE9E9

Shades

#8B7574 #786564 #615251 #4B3F3F #352D2C #211C1C

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